Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
A riding buddy with a BB7 rear disc smoked the disc and went off the road on a rather short but very steep descent. His front rim brake failed entirely, his fault, but now he won't ride the steeper ones with me any more, even if I only have rims.
Was this on a tandem? Where was this? There are some short, steep hills that frankly, scare me and I am very careful to hold the speed down and not let the bike get away from me (the descent on S Juneau St to Seward Park is an example.)